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Dredd: The Illustrated Script and Visuals
The pre-production DREDD screenplay by Alex Garland and the graphic novel adaptation and movie concept visuals by Jock in one beautifully designed book Includes an introduction and notes from Jock and an exclusive introduction from screenwriter Alex Garland Part of Jocks huge contribution was a full-length comic book version of the script that we distributed to everyone from financiers to crew His paintings and sketches were one of the quickest and most effective ways of conveying the look and tone of the project When - a very long time later - the picture was locked I could see his input had pervaded the film at all levels Excerpt
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240 pages, Paperback
First published July 15, 2014
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August 7, 2014
It’s difficult for me to give the DREDD: The Illustrated Movie Script and Visuals a fair review. I'm a HUGE fan of the movie and I know I’m not the only one (come on, there’s at least a couple of you out there). That alone makes this book something I’ve been looking forward to since hearing it was being published. I also have a significant Judge Dredd collection dating from his early black and white stuff through the Ennis and Millar years and into some of the recently released collections. On top of that I’m also a Jock fan. Loved his work in previous Judge Dredd collections, The Losers, and his outstanding Scalped covers. So, like I said, difficult to give a non-bias opinion. So I’ll give you two.
In one regard this book is a typical “Art of the Film” or “Movie Companion Guide” that collects photos of props, concept artwork, costume design, the actual script, and so on. It also collects all of the story boards which Jock was commissioned to produce as a sales pitch and template for the film. The entire film is sketched out from beginning to end. It's similar to the comic adaptions of past hit films (Star Wars, Batman, etc)in that regard. However, these black and white drawings actually pre-date the film and were drawn right from the original script itself. The artwork is definitely rough, but I really dig it. Jock’s stuff is sketchy even after it's been “finished” by an inker, so it doesn’t appear that much different from his more detailed stuff.
A second opinion might include that the book is filled with pictures and artwork that reflect things already seen in the movie. Also, Jock’s black and white artwork is unfinished or “sketched” in appearance and does not have the detailed illustrations that many comic readers expect from their books in this day and age. And finally, that there is no new story here and it is essentially the movie put to paper. All of these observations would certainly be accurate.
I’m giving this book 4 out of 5 stars based on the facts that I thoroughly enjoyed the film, really like the majority of Jock’s comic work to date, and am a hardcore Judge Dredd fan in general. I’ve also picked up film related coffee table books in the past for other movies I’ve enjoyed simply because I appreciate their photos and artwork. For someone that doesn’t fall into one or more of those categories, DREDD: The Illustrated Movie Script and Visuals is probably more of a 2 out of 5 stars book and I would recommend passing on it or checking it out at the library.
In one regard this book is a typical “Art of the Film” or “Movie Companion Guide” that collects photos of props, concept artwork, costume design, the actual script, and so on. It also collects all of the story boards which Jock was commissioned to produce as a sales pitch and template for the film. The entire film is sketched out from beginning to end. It's similar to the comic adaptions of past hit films (Star Wars, Batman, etc)in that regard. However, these black and white drawings actually pre-date the film and were drawn right from the original script itself. The artwork is definitely rough, but I really dig it. Jock’s stuff is sketchy even after it's been “finished” by an inker, so it doesn’t appear that much different from his more detailed stuff.
A second opinion might include that the book is filled with pictures and artwork that reflect things already seen in the movie. Also, Jock’s black and white artwork is unfinished or “sketched” in appearance and does not have the detailed illustrations that many comic readers expect from their books in this day and age. And finally, that there is no new story here and it is essentially the movie put to paper. All of these observations would certainly be accurate.
I’m giving this book 4 out of 5 stars based on the facts that I thoroughly enjoyed the film, really like the majority of Jock’s comic work to date, and am a hardcore Judge Dredd fan in general. I’ve also picked up film related coffee table books in the past for other movies I’ve enjoyed simply because I appreciate their photos and artwork. For someone that doesn’t fall into one or more of those categories, DREDD: The Illustrated Movie Script and Visuals is probably more of a 2 out of 5 stars book and I would recommend passing on it or checking it out at the library.
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